How to be creative

I believe that we all have access to an ultimate source of creation. It doesn’t matter what our current circumstances are, we can always access this source. We can use this source of creation to create something completely new or to improve what we already know. This source is a key component in problem solving.

What are the symptoms of a creative individual?

• Daydreaming – Creative individuals allow themselves to have daydreams. Many great ideas are born there.
• Always doing something – They are always working on something.
• Always trying something new – and they are unafraid to try it!
• Stands out – Creative individual always stands out from the crowd for the obvious reason. They are energetic and always find some new perspective on things.
• Value creating individuals – They create values for them self and others.

Preparing

Here are some ideas on how to get into a creative mood

• Take a cold shower. Maybe not ice-cold, just little above warm. Gets your blood running and makes you feel great.
• Dance. Try to dance like a lunatic to inspiring music. Fantastic way to exercise and to loosen up.
• Read a book – Depending on what you want to do, if you want to write, read a book in your niche, if you want to paint read an art book etc.

How can you be creative?

This has been working out great for me.

• Don’t be afraid to try something new – Whenever you get the chance to try something new, do it! You never know what it might lead to.
• Look at your surroundings – it can give you some great ideas for creation. For example recently I saw a picture of my son and my mother and it was a great inspiration to go painting.
• Don’t listen too much to negative people – Take in the criticism that you can use and throw the rest away. People have a right to their opinion but that does not mean that they are necessarily right.
• Research – When you get an idea, do some research on that topic.
• Don’t refuse any ideas – Let your mind go free – Whatever comes up in your mind, give it a chance. You just might be on the road to a great idea.

Ask yourself the following questions; what do I love to do? What is my passion? The answer doesn’t always come to you right away, but that’s quite alright because there’s no rush. Be patient with yourself and keep those questions at the back of your mind as you go about your day. If many answers come to your mind, that’s wonderful! Then start doing some of it and you’ll soon find out if that is in fact your passion. If it doesn’t work out don´t give up right away, sometimes we need to cross barriers and have courage to reap the benefits of creativity. If you give it a go and it still doesn´t feel right then do what feels right because when we are in sync with our creativity the flow of ideas is endless.